The Lincoln Lawyer

This case is a dangerous game of life and death.
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
Timing: 1:59 (119 min)
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$40 000 000
Box office
$86 752 352
Director
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Producer
Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Richard S. Wright, Sidney Kimmel, Scott Steindorff, Bruce Toll, Eric Reid, David Kern
Camera operator
Lukas Ettlin
Composer
Artist
Charisse Cardenas
Audition
Deborah Aquila, Tricia Wood
Editing
Jeff McEvoy
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Short description

A lawyer conducts business from the back of his Lincoln town car while representing a high-profile client in Beverly Hills.

What's left behind the scenes

  • Michael Connelly wanted Matthew McConaughey to play Mick after seeing his performance in the film "Surfer, Dude" (2008).
  • Marisa Tomei and William H. Macy previously starred together in the film "The Three Hogs" (2007). In both films, Tomei's character is named Maggie and Macy's character is named Frank.
  • The events of the film take place in the same universe as 'Blood Work' (2002).
  • Mick's car license plate reads NTGUILTY. In California, license plates are only allowed to be seven characters long, but this one has eight.
  • Mick is shot in the left arm, but when he leaves the hospital, his right arm is bandaged.
  • Michael Connelly wanted Matthew McConaughey to play the role of Mick after seeing his performance in the film "Tropic Thunder" (2008).
  • Marisa Tomei and William H. Macy previously starred together in "Wild Hogs" (2007). In both films, Tomei's character is named Maggie, and Macy's character is Frank.
  • Matthew McConaughey's character, Mick Haller, also appears in Michael Connelly's novel "Nine Dragons." In one scene from the book, a suspect claims that Mick can provide him with an alibi.
  • When Mick finishes talking to the bikers and the car drives away, the engine sound appears after the car is already moving.
  • When Mick enters his apartment after a phone call with Maggie, he opens the door on the right, but when Roulet leaves him, the hinges are on the opposite side. Accordingly, the door also closes on the other side.
  • The character of Matthew McConaughey, Mick Haller, also appears in Michael Connelly's novel "Nine Dragons." In one scene from the book, a suspect claims that Mick can provide him with an alibi.
  • Tommy Lee Jones could have taken the director's chair, but he left the project due to creative differences.
  • The film is based on the novel 'The Lincoln Lawyer' (2005) by Michael Connelly.
  • The voicemail message from Frank, which Mick listens to twice, is different the second time. The first time, Frank did not mention parking stubs.
  • The film is based on Michael Connelly's novel 'The Lincoln Lawyer' (2005).
  • The events of the film take place in the same universe as the movie "Bloodwork" (2002).
  • Tommy Lee Jones was considered for the director's chair, but he left the project due to creative differences.
  • Frances Fisher began filming in Los Angeles one day after she finished filming "Sedona" (2011), specifically on July 28, 2010.
  • In the courtroom scene, when the bailiffs ask the jurors to leave the courtroom, they exit, and the sound of a door closing is heard. The next shot shows that some of the jurors are still in the courtroom.
  • Frances Fisher's filming began in Los Angeles the day after she finished filming "Sedona" (2011), that is, on July 28, 2010.
  • Michael Connelly wanted Matthew McConaughey to play the role of Mick after seeing his performance in "Fool's Gold" (2008).
  • Matthew McConaughey's character, Mick Haller, also appears in Michael Connelly's novel "Nine Dragons". In one scene from this book, a suspect claims that Mick can provide him with an alibi.

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